'''Canyon''' is a city in the [[High Plains]] region of the [[Panhandle (Texas)|Texas Panhandle]]. It is home to the West Texas branch of Texas A&M University, the most prestigious in the region, and is the gateway city to [[Palo Duro Canyon]].

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'''Canyon''' is a city in the [[Panhandle (Texas)|Texas Panhandle]]. It is home to the West Texas branch of Texas A&M University, the most prestigious in the region, and is the gateway city to [[Palo Duro Canyon]].

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==Get out==

==Get out==

* [[Palo Duro Canyon]] is only a few miles down the road.

* [[Palo Duro Canyon]] is only a few miles down the road.

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Revision as of 16:24, 7 April 2008

Canyon is a city in the Texas Panhandle. It is home to the West Texas branch of Texas A&M University, the most prestigious in the region, and is the gateway city to Palo Duro Canyon.

Get in

Get around

See

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, 2503 4th Avenue, 806 651 2244. The largest historical museum in the state host a wide range of artifacts covering Panhandle pre-history, American Indian life, the early pioneer era, and cowboy life on the ranches.

Combine City, FM 1151 near Osage Road. A farmer living along the road to Palo Duro Canyon has created a tractor version of Amarillo's Cadillac ranch, planting 12 wheat combines in a field. Unlike the Cadillac version, visitors are not invited onto the property.